Bombay High Court Asks BCCI To Shift IPL Out Of Maharashtra, Know Why

Three days before the beginning of the ninth edition of Indian Premier League, the BCCI and the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) find themselves in sticky wickets after the Bombay High Court reprimanded them for the ‘criminal wastage’ of huge amount of water for preparing pitches in the three stadiums across Maharashtra at a time when the state is reeling under severe drought conditions. The court also demanded the matches to be shifted somewhere else, out of Maharashtra. A division bench headed by Justices V M Kanade and M S Karnik clearly stated that people should be more important than IPL matches, while hearing a PIL filed by NGO ‘Loksatta Movement’.

Dreadly figures according to another PILIn another PIL which was filed by former journalist Ketan Tirodkar, he mentions that he hopes to recover Rs 1,000 for each litre of water spent on making and maintaining the pitches in Wankhede in Mumbai, DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai and Sahara in Pune. The PIL states that 22 lakh liters of water is required to make a cricket pitch, 65 lakh liters were spent on maintaining the same pitches in 2013. The pitch maintenance in these stadiums will consume 60,000 liters of water every day. Maharashtra is supposed to host 20 matches in the state and according to International maintenance for pitch guidelines, each match would require three lakh liters of water for one ground.
Drought-affected MaharashtraMaharashtra is facing acute shortage of water for the last two decades, From Mumbai to Vidarbha the gravity of the situation can be realised by the reports of 3,228 farmer suicides across the state in 2015. Data with the agriculture department shows that the state’s 1.37 crore farmers have been affected by the drought which has impacted mainly the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions. In places like Latur, only 20 liters of water is supplied in each house every day. Water cuts all over the state ranges from 10 per cent to 53 per cent.
Previous demandsA similar kind of demand was raised earlier during the 2013 IPL, when Vinod Tawade, BJP MLA in then Maharashtra legislative council wrote a letter to IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla regarding the wastage of water. However, Rajeev Shukla had ruled out any possibility to look into the matter without being concerned.
Other problemsNot only water, the matches — mostly conducted at night — require heavy generation of electricity supply. The private entities consume huge electricity, whereas places like Marathwada and Vidarbha suffer power cuts extending from 12 to 15 hours, which further deteriorates the farmer’s situation. Besides, the BCCI offers many freebies to IPL committee, which is not clearly known. From hotels to stadium rents everything is taken care by BCCI that provide huge subsidies for IPL. In spite of being a public sector company the BCCI funds IPL. And while IPL gets subsidy, the poor across different states get hardly any subsidies.
The Logical Indian supports the verdict rolled out by Bombay High Court to shift the matches to other states. Of course, an IPL cannot compensate the problems that people of a state face. Here it further escalates the problems. IPL, the richest cricketing show on planet sees the convergence of corporate barons, Bollywood stars, media and advertisement. The dazzle and glimmer of this game may serve the fantasies of the ‘cricket crazy nation’, but it takes a toll on a lot of resources which a state dwells upon. If states and public enterprises keep on investing on IPL, then it would affect the residents of the state, as they won’t get sufficient benefits.

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This Mother’s Day, Let Us Make A Real Difference In Our Mother’s Life

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln

Mothers play a crucial role in our lives. Since we were little, they held our hands, acting as our guide into the world. They took care of all our needs – from teaching us how to hold a spoon, cooking delicious meals for us, dropping us to school and sitting with us while we struggled with our math homework – mothers have been there through thick and thin.

On the special occasion of Mother’s Day, Friends Adult Diapers has a beautiful message for each of us – treat your mother the way she has treated you all her life.

It was our mothers who stayed up all night taking care of us when we fell sick; it was her who help us with our homework. This Mother’s Day, remember to take care and support your mother the way she took care of you all these years.

The minds and bodies of our ageing parents dwindle as they grow even older, and somewhere in the incoherence of understanding their thoughts, children lose patience. They spend less and less time with their parents and hire others to look after them. A study by HelpAge India gives accounts of the elderly, most of whom testify to verbal abuse, neglect and disrespect by their children. Old people rely on their children for both emotional and financial support but, often times are not given the needed care.

There is little difference in how we were as toddlers and how parents are as senior citizens. They couldn’t understand the gibber we uttered then, yet taught us different languages. We were financially dependent on them till at least 18 years of age yet, they never said no to giving us pocket money. Why cannot we echo the same patience our parents showed for so many years?

Our parents have an unconditional love for us. They made sure all our needs are cared for and we never feel alone. When we grow up and our parents enter old age, they require the same care and affection. They would be delighted if we spent time with them after classes or work, make tea or cook for them and also help them with household chores when they have too many things at hand.

It is our responsibility to stand with our parents when they are weak; it is our responsibility to cook for them when they are too tired, and it is our responsibility to take care of them when they fall sick.

Mother’s Day is a celebration in honour of motherhood, a tribute to maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. Let us make a real difference by showing how much we truly care for our mothers.

Friends Adult Diapers has taken a wonderful initiative in this regard. The most precious gift for a mother is her child. So why not take this as an opportunity to shower her with the same love? After all, she deserves it for being with you through every obstacle and every hardship that you faced.